1998 Jeep Wrangler

MY 1998 JEEP TJ WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2004 WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES. RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND THEN WOULD DIE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THEN AFTER SITTING FOR 30MINS WOULD START BACK UP AND COULD BE DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. SO DISTCAP. PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR AND IGNITION COIL WERE CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISITED WITH INTERMITTEN PROBLEMS. SO A OBII HANDHELD SCANNER BY INNOVA WAS PURCHASED TO SCAN THE SYSTEM WHICH FINALLY CAUGHT A CODE IN THE JEEP. THE CODE WAS P0352 WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE PICK UP COIL INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTOR GOING OUT. WAS PURCHASE FROM THE DEALER. PART# 56041030. COST IN CA IS $57.85. WAS CHANGED AND RUNS GREAT HOWEVER THE JEEP IS NOW HAVING NEW PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AND TROUBLE SHOT. HOPE THIS HELPS WITH THE ERRACTIC ITERMITTEN IGNITION PROBLEMS. OH AND TO TEST THE COIL TO SEE IF IT IS BAD YOU NEED A VOLT METER AND SET IT TO CHECK RESISTANCE. THE RESISTANCE FROM PRIMARY TERMINALS TO THE HIGH TENSION TERMINAL SHOULD BE 11.3 TO 15.3 OHMS ON A DIAMOND BRAND AND 11.3 TO 13.3 ON A TOYODENSO BRAND. AND WHEN CHECKING FROM PRIMARY TO THE OTHER PRIMARY IT SHOULD BE 0.97 TO 1.18 OHMS ON DIAMOND AND 0.95 TO 1.20 OHMS ON A TOYODENSO BRAND. THE PRIMARY IS WHERE THE TWO WIRE CONNECTOR FROM THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO.

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ERRATIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND AIR BAG LIGHT OPERATION. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ROLLED BACK TO ZERO, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, AT 82,000 MILES LEFT TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND AT 78,000 MILES WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING THE DEFROSTER LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO JEEP DEALERS AND SAID THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. *LA

THIS IS NOW THE 3RD SWAY BAR END-LINK I'VE REPLACED ON MY JEEP, AND THE 2ND I'VE REPLACED ON MY FRIEND'S 97 JEEP WRANGLER. I ASKED MY MECHANIC ABOUT THIS AND HE TOLD ME HE GETS THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. HOW CAN SUCH WIDE SPREAD FAILURE OF AN IMPORTANT SAFTEY ITEM LIKE THE SWAYBAR END LINK ESCAPE BEING PART OF A RECALL. MY JEEP HAS FAILED THE PENNSYLVANIA SAFETY INSPECTION FOR TWO YEARS NOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE FALL OF 2002 WHILE MAKING AN SUDDEN EVASIVE MANUVER, MY JEEP HANDLED THE SITUATION SO POORLY THAT I ENDED UP CRASHING THE VEHICLE. I FOUND, DURING REPAIR, THAT THE SWAYBAR END-LINK WAS NOT IN WORKING ORDER.*AK

WATER LEAK IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE RIGHT SIDE FLOOR CARPETING AND GLOVE BOX COVER AND SHOW THE DEALER WHERE THE BODY WAS LEAKING. I HAD THE WRANGLER TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH DEALER CHARGED ME $100.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM ONE WAS A LOWER WINDSHIELD SEAL. PROBLEM 2 WAS TO RE-SEAL BEHIND THE HEATER WHICH IS BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD TALK TO CHRYSLER ABOUT REPLACING CARPET ON RIGHT SIDE WHICH BY NOW WILL NOT MATCH LEFT SIDE AND THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON AND OFF BECAUSE OF THE LEAK AND THEIR INABILITY TO FIND THIS LEAK. THERE POLICY ON RENTAL CARS IS IF THEY CAN'T FIX THE CAR IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS THEY WILL GIVE YOU A RENTAL CAR. THEY SEND YOU HOME CAR-LESS TO WAIT FOR THE CALL AS TO WHEN YOUR CAR WILL BE READY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO CALLS THEM TO FIND OUT WHEN MY CAR WILL BE READY. IN THE PAST I HAVE PURCHASED A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. WHEN I SELL THE WRANGLER AND DURANGO, MY CHRYSLER DAYS ARE OVER. WHILE I BELIEVE THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS ARE ALMOST AS GOOD AS MOST AMERICAN PRODUCTS TODAY, TRYING TO WORK WITH THE DEALERS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I THINK THEY HAVE A TERRIBLE DEALER NETWORK.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE SNAPPING OFF IN THE BLOCK OF JEEP 2.5 4 CYL ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED BY CHRYSLER AS A DESIGN FAULT PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET BECAUSE CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER IT AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT CAN'T BE AFFORDED AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXHAUST IS LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND HEAD AND COULD GET INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN ABOUT JAN 02. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD A TOTAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER, THE SAME WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT WAS A FAULTY PART DESIGN AND NOT WEAR AN TEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER "IMPLODED" ALL THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS CAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO RATTLE. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 8 YEAR 80,000 EMISSIONS WARRANTY. SUPPOSEDLY A COMMON PROBLEM

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A BACK SEAT. THE DEALER PROMISED TO PLACE THE SEAT IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CONSUMER SIGNED THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, BUT THE CONSUMER PLEADED FOR TEN MONTHS, THEN THE BACK SEAT WAS INSTALLED, BUT WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT INSTALL THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER ASKED THE VEHICLE OWNER TO GO TO THE SALVAGE YARD AND CUT OFF THE SEAT BELTS FROM ANY VEHICLE AND INSTALL THEM HIMSELF. *AK *SCC *JB